These are the top rated films of each director listed by a consensus of critics polls, I’ve included my choices below those if they differ. I included some directors who only had one great picture, such as Laughton, Beatty, Attenborough, if I considered that one film important enough.
[Updated: 8.28.09*]

Allen, Woody: Manhattan (1979) US (photo rt) – I prefer Hannah and Her Sisters
Almodóvar,